Alex Bowyer
Senior Software Engineer at BBC
Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolAlex Bowyer is a senior software engineer and PhD in Human-Data Relations with ~30 years of experience building full-stack systems in TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, PHP and Java across industry, civic tech and academia. He blends hands-on engineering with user-centred design and data strategy, having led teams and shipped production tools for organisations like the BBC, Hestia.ai and research groups at Newcastle University. His work uniquely bridges technical craft and ethical data practice—designing personal data interfaces, newsroom analytics, and civic-data platforms that empower users and inform policy. Alex has steered applied research into working prototypes (from Chrome extensions to Solid-based personal data stores) while mentoring engineers and running community workshops and grants. Based in Newcastle upon Tyne, he’s returned to engineering-focused roles to combine deep technical skill with leadership and user-first thinking to deliver trusted, impactful products.
11 years of coding experience
23 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Human-centric Data Relations, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Human-centric Data Relations at Newcastle UniversityMComp, Computer Science, MComp, Computer Science at The University of Sheffield
French, German, Japanese
Stackoverflow
691reputation
938kreached
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12questions
Github Skills (134)
user-preferences10
data-persistence10
react10
javascript9
ai9
lucky-framework9
javascript-client9
npm-package9
windows9
deep-learning9
image-generation9
pytorch9
odk9
desktop9
stable-diffusion9
Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
zooniverse/serengeti-analysis-scripts
Feb 2016 - Apr 2016
Contributions:89 commits, 82 pushes, 1 branch in 2 months
alexbfree/Serengeti
Mar 2015 - Jul 2016
Contributions:10 PRs, 100 pushes, 37 branches in 1 year 4 months
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